"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's & Give unto God what is God's" This is not just for the Catholics amongst us, this relates to all humans on the planet. In other words keep the two issues SEPARATE. I agree with Dr Barad on this. So many ills of the world are due to combining both these together & made into one. Keep politics separate from religion. One is for the body (giving unto Caesar the taxes due, ie politics), the other for the soul/spirit (giving unto God what is God's ie fulfilling your spiritual requirements). Both are needed to feed, nourish & make you whole, the human being is a complex animal, requiring constant attention, but should take his politics & religion separately. When we eat & drink we sit down to enjoy it, when we go to the beach & go swimming, we dont eat & drink at the same time, (excuse the comparison). Combining the two at the SAME TIME can make the belly feel rough, the results follow soon after.................. John Monteiro -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Dr. U. G. Barad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote = I've been following the thread in our net on RELIGION. Let me first say that I don't know much about religious philosophy nor I am interested either. To me, no religious conviction is bad but politicizing any religion is very bad and that all religions must be autonomous and away from politics. It's not the ordinary people who politicize religion and label other religion as the evil monster. In fact it's those handful of persons who command authority and who are paid to work for them are responsible for politicizing the religion...................... Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad ---------------------------------------------------------------
